windbreak
"windbreak" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“windbreak” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
Corpus desk
Index EN-windbreak · windbreak · English
windbreak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | windbreak |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “windbreak” in English
Rare enough to double-check
windbreak is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
windbreak has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From wind + break. The correct English form is windbreak, spelled W-I-N-D-B-R-E-A-K.
Definition
- 1A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
- 2A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
- 3The act of breaking wind; flatulence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how windbreak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I built my windbreak on a second-story wooden deck, as you can see above, but it would work just as well at ground level.
Although Birdibil was warm in his family wungkurr or windbreak that night, lying next to a crackling fire and covered with some paperbark blankets (kawan), he had little sleep.
Etymology
From wind + break.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.